Transcriber settings

Set the language the agent listens for and how it decides the caller has finished speaking.

Where to find it

Voice › Agent voice

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Agent voice page: the Agent voice card and the settings cards below it

Steps

  1. Open Voice › Agent voice and pick the agent in AI agent at the top right.
  2. In Transcriber, choose a Language, or Detect automatically.
  3. Move Silence threshold: lower for faster turn-taking, higher to allow longer pauses.
  4. Move Noise sensitivity: more sensitive or less sensitive to background sound.
  5. Press Save in the bar at the bottom. Discard changes puts the saved values back.

Settings on this screen

SettingWhat it doesDefault
LanguageThe language the transcriber listens for.Detect automatically
Silence thresholdSeconds of quiet before the caller's turn ends, from 0 to 1.5 s.0.75 s
Noise sensitivityFrom 0 to 100%.50%

Tips

  • Raise the silence threshold if the agent cuts callers off mid-sentence.

Good to know

  • A banner on the page says which of these settings live calls use today.

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